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Topographic map of Puerto Rico, 1952. Puerto Rico is mostly mountainous with large coastal areas in the north and south. The main mountain range is called Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). The highest elevation in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta at 4,393 feet (1,339 m), [22] is located in this range.
Puerto Rico Highway 10 (PR-10) is a major highway in Puerto Rico. The primary [3] state [4] road connects the city of Ponce in the south coast to Arecibo in the north; it is also the shortest route between the two cities. [5] Construction on the modern PR-10, a new 68.26-kilometer (42.41 mi) highway, began in 1974.
Google Trike in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, August 23, 2012. On March 19, 2013, the Nunavut city of Iqaluit was imaged. Rather than shipping a car or using a trike the city will be imaged using backpack mounted cameras over a period of three days. One of the people involved, Chris Kalluk, was responsible for Google mapping Cambridge Bay, his home ...
Map by USGS. Puerto Rico has 17 lakes, all man-made, and more than 50 rivers, most of which originate in the Cordillera Central. [87] Rivers in the northern region of the island are typically longer and of higher water flow rates than those of the south, since the south receives less rain than the central and northern regions.
Puerto Rico Highway 129 (PR-129) is a north–south (actually diagonal) highway in North-Central Puerto Rico, connecting the town of Lares with Arecibo. It crosses the northern karst country of the island. When traveling from the northern coast of Puerto Rico, PR-129 can be used to reach the Arecibo Observatory and the Camuy River Caverns Park. [4]
Puerto Rico Highway 165R (Spanish: Carretera Ramal 165, abbreviated Ramal PR-165 or PR-165R) is the road that goes to downtown Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. This road can be seen as the Business 165 , since this road was the PR-165 through the area from the town center. [ 6 ]
Puerto Rico Highway 14 (PR-14) is a main highway connecting Ponce to Cayey, Puerto Rico. [2] The road runs the same course as the historic Carretera Central . The Ponce-to- Coamo section of PR-14 was built under the direction of Spanish engineer Raimundo Camprubí Escudero (b.
Puerto Rico Highway 1 (PR-1) is a highway in Puerto Rico that connects the city of Ponce to San Juan. Leaving Ponce, the road heads east and follows a somewhat parallel route along the southern coast of the island heading towards Salinas. At Salinas, the road turns north to cut through the Cordillera Central in its approach to San Juan. Before ...